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honesto
honesto
Latin
Verb
honestō (present infinitive honestāre, perfect active honestāvī, supine honestātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (honor): honōrō
References
- honesto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- honesto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “honesto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) a virtuous (immoral) life: vita honesta (turpis)
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(ambiguous) to follow virtue; to flee from vice: honesta expetere; turpia fugere
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(ambiguous) of illustrious family: nobili, honesto, illustri loco or genere natus
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(ambiguous) a virtuous (immoral) life: vita honesta (turpis)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese onesto, from Latin honestus, from honor.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /o.ˈnɛʃ.tu/, /ɔ.ˈnɛʃ.tu/, /u.ˈnɛʃ.tu/
- Hyphenation: ho‧nes‧to
Adjective
honesto m (feminine singular honesta, masculine plural honestos, feminine plural honestas, comparable)
- honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
Inflection
Inflection of honesto
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| positive | honesto | honesta | honestos | honestas |
| comparative | mais honesto | mais honesta | mais honestos | mais honestas |
| superlative | o mais honesto honestíssimo |
a mais honesta honestíssima |
os mais honestos honestíssimos |
as mais honestas honestíssimas |
| augmentative | — | — | — | — |
| diminutive | — | — | — | — |